Quinton "Rampage" Jackson put his title on the line in front of 11,162 fans and eventually lost to the incumbent Forrest Griffin via unanimous decision. The action was constant throughout the fight with Griffin using effective leg kicks and Quinton stepping in with quick short hooks and uppercuts as both battled it out for 25 full minutes.

The UFC awarded a $60,0000 bonus for their efforts and "Fight of the Night" honors. Melvin Guillard garnered "Knockout of the Night" in his 36 second pummeling of Dennis Siver and Cole Miller caught a triangle for "Submission of the Night".

The rest of the results are as follows:

• Patrick Cote defeats Ricardo Almeida by split decision at 5:00, R3.
• Joe Stevenson defeats Gleison Tibau by Guillotine at 2:57, R2
• Josh Koscheck defeats Chris Lytle by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
• Tyson Griffin defeats Marcus Aurelio by unanimous decision at 5:00, R3
• Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Justin McCully by Submission (Americana) at 1:57, R1
• Cole Miller defeats Jorge Gurgel by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:48, R3
• Melvin Guillard defeats Dennis Siver by TKO (Strikes) at 0:36, R1
• Justin Buchholz defeats Corey Hill by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:57, R1